Dynamics of Reciprocity and Networks of the Kyrgyz through Bishkek Toi Making
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Important life-cycle events in Kyrgyz society are marked by the staging of large, informal feasting celebrations, known collectively as toi. This article discusses continuity and change in the materiality and spirituality of toi making, specifically in urban Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Organized on a larger scale and with more expenses than elsewhere in the country, Bishkek toi demonstrate material and spiritual reciprocities that are crucial in the reproduction of social solidarity and exclusion, as well as poverty, prestige, and power in the post-socialist context.
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Dynamics of Reciprocity and Networks of the Kyrgyz through Bishkek Toi Making
In: Central Asian AffairsSearch for other papers by Cholpon Turdalieva in
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Important life-cycle events in Kyrgyz society are marked by the staging of large, informal feasting celebrations, known collectively as toi. This article discusses continuity and change in the materiality and spirituality of toi making, specifically in urban Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Organized on a larger scale and with more expenses than elsewhere in the country, Bishkek toi demonstrate material and spiritual reciprocities that are crucial in the reproduction of social solidarity and exclusion, as well as poverty, prestige, and power in the post-socialist context.
| All Time | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 635 | 142 | 14 |
| Full Text Views | 226 | 8 | 1 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 56 | 9 | 2 |